California dream

We made it...
We made it to California...
We made it to vacation...
We made it through Hollin's bout with HSP...
We made it through Johnny's tube surgery last week...
We made it through it all...
But most of this week has been pure joy, and in so many ways...

It all started with last week, yes last week, before we even made it to California. I had a lot to get through to be able to make it California. I had appointments, lots of appointments. The BIG appointment was Johnny getting tubes on Thursday. It is hard and I was nervous. As mother would be but this gave me so many other fears that only the people closest to me understand. We made it, he came home and I had to pack and get ready for California. I needed this and I deserved it.

We got to the airport very early. There was NO way I was going to miss this flight. We were given the gift of being able to stay in the Red Carpet Club to wait for our flight. And then, our flight was delayed, DELAYED! Did these airlines not know that my kids were tired, it was naptime and I needed them on the plane, so they could nap. Were we ever going to get there? Was this awful, horrific winter,EVER going to end?

The time came... Time to board the plane. Were we ever going to get to California? Again, was this winter going to end? We, the four of us, our little family, squeezed into the tiny, and I mean tiny plane and before I knew it we were in the air. The clouds were below us and we were on our way. Sunshine here we come...

The landing into Palm Springs was less than perfect. Rather far from perfect, it was bumpy and I was scared. Scared more than knowing my daughter can't walk because of an illness? Or that my son is struggling? No... I can for once in my life tackle these bumps because they have got NOTHING on me. I am great at bumps now.

We walked quickly through the airport, found baggage and just a few minutes later... There they were my parents! I wanted/needed them so much the past few months. There they were! Finally!

We made it...

(more to come)